Possibly moving to Utah???? (Bountiful, North Salt Lake: how much, neighborhoods, live in)

[rmellinger]

Can anyone please tell me about Woods Cross or Bountiful area's or any of the surrounding area's? What are the neighborhoods like? How much snow do these area's actually get? In the winter, how cold does it get? What is the traffic like? Thanks...........

[ilovekeroppi2]

If you want less snow Woods Cross or Foxboro in North Salt Lake might be a better option. The higher up the hill you go the more snow but you have no Northbound I15 access in NSL or Weber water and you have to be careful about the water table in Woods Cross. Bountiful has the stores and is considered the nicest of the three. I have lived in all of them and prefer Bountiful. The weather is pretty much the same in all three.

[Les Hackmeister]

The winters can get pretty cold but usually only for a short time. Worse than the cold, and with the cold comes the inversion that streaches all along the valley. The higher you go the more snow but less inversion. There are some areas that, in my opinion, are more desirable than either Bountiful or Woods Cross but if you have narrowed it down to those two Bountiful is the hub and might have more of what you are looking for.

[sp2007]

I live in Bountiful (just north of Woodscross/NSL) and I am from FL. It does get cold but not super cold and not for a long time. I think it was colder and we had more snow in PA where I grew up.

There are some nice places in those towns, but there are also some real dives and industrial complexes. Good luck!

[ChrisC]

"Super cold" is a subjective term. For my aunt in Louisiana, super cold is 45 degrees.

Winter high temps are generally in the 30's. Winter night time low temps are generally in the teens or 20's. It varies--sometimes a bit colder, sometimes a bit warmer--but that is what you are looking at for typical winter temps.

[sp2007]

I was trying to create a quantitative method of "super cold" by stating I was from Florida. But yeah, the day time lows aren't that bad. If your expecting lows in the 50s in the winter, try St George.

[SouthernBelleInUtah]

I moved here from Miss. and before that, New Orleans. I have felt colder in the South with high humidity than I have ever felt here, with low humidity. It is all subjective.

[runnerguy45]

I was going to ask about the weather as well, I live in North Carolina and visited Utah two weeks ago and was really surprised how nice 94 degrees was. I could run and be active with no problem. Is the winter really dry as well and are people just as active in the winter ?

[ChrisC]

I can only speak for myself, but I'm more active in the winter since I don't tolerate the heat so well (get very sluggish and lose a lot of water). I jog pretty much daily, except for perhaps the hottest part of the summer. I typically jog in the mornings and last winter, the "average" temp for my jog was in the 20's. The coldest part of the winter, my jog was a balmy 16 degrees average (this was for a couple of weeks around new years), which honestly, is about perfect for me. That's when it seems like I could jog on and on forever. I love jogging in the snow. Plus, I ski, of course (who doesn't in Utah?). Sometimes winter hike. So, yes, you can be just as active in the winter. Only the wimps fold up in the winter...

[hilgi]

Originally Posted by runnerguy45

I was going to ask about the weather as well, I live in North Carolina and visited Utah two weeks ago and was really surprised how nice 94 degrees was. I could run and be active with no problem. Is the winter really dry as well and are people just as active in the winter ?

The dry air does do wonders. If it is sunny, not windy and in the 30's I can go for a walk or a bike ride with no problem, I usually don't even wear a jacket if I am just going out in the sun for a short time. You don't feel that bone chill like you do when it is a humid cold.
As far as being active in the winter, my kids are, they still want to go out rain, sleet or snow.